EP3515113B1 - Method and device for handover - Google Patents

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EP3515113B1
EP3515113B1 EP16916492.8A EP16916492A EP3515113B1 EP 3515113 B1 EP3515113 B1 EP 3515113B1 EP 16916492 A EP16916492 A EP 16916492A EP 3515113 B1 EP3515113 B1 EP 3515113B1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and particularly to a handover method and network device.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the terminal device when a terminal device moves under a connected state, the terminal device performs signal measurement according to the configuration of a base station and the measurement is reported according to the conditions required by the base station.
  • the original base station transmits a handover request to the target base station.
  • the handover request includes bearer information for the terminal device to perform handover so as to be switched to the target base station.
  • the target base station After the target base station receives the handover request, the target base station confirms the handover request.
  • the target base station transmits the resources required for the handover (such as random access resources which the terminal device uses in the cell which the target base station belongs to) to the terminal device via the current serving cell which the original base station belongs to.
  • the terminal device After the terminal device receives corresponding messages, the terminal device is then synchronized with the cell which the target base station belongs to, and the handover is completed.
  • the base station needs to configure the terminal device to perform measurements.
  • the configured terminal device then performs corresponding measurements reporting after measurements are performed. This will result in relatively large signaling overhead.
  • Related art is known from US 2014/349654 A1 , US 2011 /195708 A1 and US 2014/241262 A1 .
  • the invention is defined by the independent claims. Preferred embodiments are set out in the dependent claims.
  • the present disclosure provides a handover method and a network device to save signaling overhead of communication systems, and improve utilization of communication resources. With this mechanism, the large signaling overhead for measurement configuration and reporting in legacy mechanism can be avoided.
  • GSM Global System of Mobile communications
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Serving
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • TDD Time Division Duplex
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
  • WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
  • 5G fifth-generation mobile communications technology
  • NR New Radio
  • the terminal device mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes electronic devices having a wireless communication function.
  • the electronic devices includes handheld devices, automobile electronic devices, wearable devices, computer devices, other processing devices coupled to a wireless modem, User Equipment (UE), Mobile Station (MS), terminal and terminal device.
  • UE User Equipment
  • MS Mobile Station
  • terminal devices are collectively referred to as the terminal devices.
  • the network device is a device communicating with the terminal device.
  • the network device includes an Evolutional Node B (eNB or eNodeB), a relay station, an access point, vehicle-mounted electronic devices, wearable devices, network devices in a future 5G network, and terminal devices in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN).
  • eNB Evolutional Node B
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • the downlink refers to the procedure in which a network device sends information to a terminal device.
  • the uplink refers to the procedure in which the terminal device sends information to the network device.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system performing communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the communication system of FIG. 1 includes a source base station 110a for controlling a serving cell 101 a, a target base station 110b for controlling a target cell 101b and a UE 120.
  • a source base station 110a for controlling a serving cell 101 a
  • a target base station 110b for controlling a target cell 101b
  • a UE 120 the number of the source base station 110a, the target base station 110b and UE 120 in the communication system is not limited.
  • the serving cell is the current serving cell of the UE 120.
  • a communication link is established between the source base station 110a and the UE 120 and the communication link is currently used for call and/or data transmission.
  • the source base station 110a transmits a handover command to the UE 120 if it is determined that the UE 120 needs to perform handover from the serving cell to the target cell and the target base station 110b agrees with the handover of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 initiates a handover from the serving cell 101a to the target cell 101b after receiving the handover command.
  • the serving cell 101a and the target cell 101b of FIG. 1 belong to different base stations. However, this is only an example and should not be considered as a limitation on the application scenario of the present disclosure. In other examples, the serving cell 101a and the target cell 101b may belong to the same base station.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a handover method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2 , the method 200 includes the following steps.
  • a network device receives a measurement signal transmitted by a terminal device.
  • step S220 the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to report the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the terminal device may be the UE 120 shown in FIG. 1
  • the network device may be the source base station 110a shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the network device illustrated in the method 200 is a network device corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal device currently resides in.
  • the network device illustrated in the method 200 may also be a network device corresponding to a neighboring cell of the terminal device.
  • the present disclosure does not impose specific limitations on this.
  • the network device illustrated in the method 200 is a network device corresponding to the neighboring cell of the terminal device
  • the network device performs uplink time synchronization according to the received measurement signal, and determines signal quality of the neighboring cell of the terminal device.
  • the network device determines, according to the measurement signal, whether the terminal device needs to perform handover. It can be understood that the measurement signal is a signal used by the network device to measure the link quality of the terminal device.
  • the measurement signal is specifically defined as a dedicated signal used by the network device to determine whether the terminal device needs to perform handover. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement signal is not specifically defined as a dedicated signal for the network device to determine whether the terminal device needs to performs handover.
  • the measurement signal may be an uplink Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).
  • the measurement signal is a code word, and the present disclosure does not limit the specific form of the code word.
  • the network device optionally, via the high layer signaling or physical layer signaling, notifies the terminal device to periodically or non-periodically transmit the measurement signal.
  • the terminal device then periodically transmits the measurement signal to the network device or non-periodically transmits the measurement signal to the network device, according to the configuration of the network device.
  • the method 200 further includes the step S230.
  • the network device obtains information relevant to the measurement signal which is used for indicating information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the information relevant to the measurement signal.
  • the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device is received by the network device.
  • the network device transmits control information to the terminal device.
  • the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal.
  • the control information indicates that the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal.
  • the network device transmits control information to the terminal device by using dedicated control signaling of the terminal device.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information is used for determining, by the network device, transmitting power of the measurement signal according to the transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal, or the transmitting power information includes an offset of the transmitting power of the measurement signal with respect an initial transmitting power.
  • the initial transmitting power is a power configured by the network device for the terminal device to transmit the measurement signal.
  • the transmitting power information includes transmitting power headroom of the terminal device.
  • the transmitting power information is used for indicating the absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the transmitting power information indicates the transmitting power of the measurement signal as 20dBm.
  • the transmitting power information indicates the offset between the transmitting power of the measurement signal and the initial transmitting power.
  • the initial transmitting power of the terminal device configured by the network device is 20dBm.
  • the transmitting power information indicates an offset of 5dBm, the network determines that the transmitting power when the terminal device sends the measurement signal is 15dBm according to the transmitting power information.
  • the terminal device transmits the uplink information to the network device via an uplink control channel.
  • the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • the uplink control channel may a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • a reserved information bit may be introduced into the uplink information transmitted via the uplink control channel.
  • the reserved information bit indicates the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom.
  • a correspondence of the bit number of the reserved information bit and the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom may be set in advance.
  • the network device determines the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom according to the bit number of the reserved information bit.
  • the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom may be directly carried in the uplink information transmitted via the uplink control channel.
  • the network device directly determines the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom carried in the uplink information.
  • a transmitting power index value is introduced in the uplink information transmitted via the uplink control channel.
  • the correspondence between the transmitting power index value and the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom is configured in the network device and the terminal device in advance.
  • the network device determines the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom according to the correspondence and the transmitting power index value in the uplink information.
  • the network device receives Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).
  • MAC CE Medium Access Control Element
  • the MAC CE carries the transmitting power index value, and the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the transmitting power headroom, and so on.
  • the network device determines the transmitting power information according to the correspondence between transmitting power and measurement signal and/or the modes of the measurement signal.
  • the network device determines the transmitting power information according to the correspondence between the transmitting power level and the measurement signal or the mode of the measurement signal.
  • the transmitting power level may be specifically corresponding to the absolute value of the transmitting power.
  • the transmitting power level may also be corresponding to the offset of the transmitting power with respect to the initial transmitting power.
  • the occupied sub-frames for transmitting SRS1 and SRS2 by the terminal device are not identical.
  • the transmitting power levels may be classified in a space division manner. For example, an antenna port 1 corresponds to a power level 1, an antenna port 2 corresponds to a power level 2.
  • the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the offset of the transmitting power with respect to the initial transmitting power can be determined by the network device according to the correspondence of the antenna ports and the power levels.
  • the transmitting power levels may be classified according to the time-frequency resources.
  • a time-frequency resource block 1 corresponds to a power level 1
  • a time-frequency resource block 2 corresponds to a power level 2.
  • the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the offset of the transmitting power with respect to the initial transmitting power can be determined by the network device according to the correspondence between the time-frequency resource blocks and the power levels.
  • the transmitting power levels may be classified according to the code words.
  • a code word 1 is corresponds to a power level 1
  • a code word 2 corresponds to a power level 2.
  • the absolute value of the transmitting power and/or the offset of the transmitting power with respect to the initial transmitting power can be determined by the network device according to the correspondence of the code words and the power levels.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal and the information relevant to the measurement signal
  • the network determines the signal quality of the uplink signal according to the measurement signal and the information relevant to the measurement signal. The network device then determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the determined signal quality.
  • the network device determines the uplink path loss condition according to the measurement signal and the transmitting power information.
  • the signal quality of the uplink signal of the current serving cell of the terminal device can be determined according to the uplink path loss condition.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the signal quality of the uplink signal of the current serving cell and the signal quality of the uplink signal of the neighboring cell.
  • the network device determines that the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell is lower than a first pre-defined threshold, the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device determines that the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell is lower than a second threshold and the signal strength of the uplink signal of neighboring cell is greater than a third threshold, the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the second threshold may be equal to the third threshold.
  • the difference of the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell and the signal strength of the uplink signal of neighboring cell is determined as greater than a fourth threshold, the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the determined signal quality and the performance of the downlink channel.
  • the network device determines the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device determines that the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell is smaller than the second threshold, the signal strength of the uplink signal of the neighboring cell is greater than the third threshold, and the bit error rate of the current downlink channel of the terminal device is greater than the fourth pre-defined threshold, the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device determines that the difference between the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell and the signal strength of the uplink signal of the neighboring cell is greater than the fourth threshold and the bit error rate of the current downlink channel of the terminal device is greater than the fifth pre-defined threshold, the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device determines that the signal strength of the uplink signal of the current serving cell is greater than the sixth pre-defined threshold and the bit error rate of the current downlink channel of the terminal device is greater than the sixth pre-defined threshold.
  • the network device transmit to the terminal device at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power level, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information. Further, the network device sends the above information to the terminal device via dedicated signaling of the terminal device.
  • the network device determines that the terminal device needs to perform handover
  • the network device sends a handover request to a target network device
  • the target network device confirms the request.
  • the target base station transmits the resources required for the handover to the terminal device, and then the terminal device is synchronized with the cell which the target base station belongs to.
  • the handover method according to embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated in details from the network device side.
  • a handover method according to embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated in details from the terminal device side. It should be understood that the interactions between the terminal device and the network device, the relevant features and functions described from the network device side are corresponding to those described from the terminal device side. For the purpose of conciseness, repeated descriptions are omitted.
  • the method 300 includes the following steps.
  • step S310 a terminal device generates a measurement signal.
  • step S320 the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the method 300 further includes the following step.
  • step S330 the terminal device transmits information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal is used for obtaining information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information, and the transmitting power information is used for determining transmitting power of the measurement signal according the transmitting power information by the network device.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal, or the transmitting power information includes an offset of the transmitting power of the measurement signal with respect to an initial transmitting power.
  • the initial transmitting power is a power configured by the network device for the terminal device to transmit the measurement signal.
  • the transmitting power information includes a transmitting power headroom of the terminal device.
  • transmitting, by the terminal device, information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device includes: transmitting, by the terminal device, uplink information via an uplink control channel.
  • the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • a reserved information bit of the uplink information carries the transmitting power information or the transmitting power information is an index value of the transmitting power.
  • transmitting, by the terminal device, the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device includes: transmitting, by the terminal device, MAC CE to the network device.
  • the MAC CE carries the transmitting power information.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the terminal device, at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power or a transmitting power level of the measurement signal, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information, which are transmitted by the network device.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the terminal device, control information transmitted by the network device, wherein the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • transmitting, by the terminal device, the measurement signal to the network device includes:
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • FIGs. 4 and 5 the handover method of embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated in details.
  • FIG. 6 a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is illustrated in details.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6 , the network device 10 includes a transceiver module 11 and a determination module 12.
  • the transceiver module 11 is configured to receive a measurement signal transmitted by a terminal device.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to determine whether a handover is needed for the terminal device according to the measurement signal.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the determination module 12 is further configured to obtain information relevant to the measurement signal, wherein the information relevant to the measurement signal is used for obtaining information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to determine whether the handover is needed for the terminal device according to the measurement signal and the information relevant to the measurement signal when the determination module 12 determines whether the handover is needed for the terminal device according to the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive information relevant to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information which is used for determining, by the network device, transmitting power of the measurement signal according to the transmitting power information.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to obtain the transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal; or the transmitting power information includes an offset of the transmitting power of the measurement signal with respect to an initial transmitting power, wherein the initial transmitting power is a power configured by the network device for the terminal device to transmit the measurement signal; or the transmitting power information includes a transmitting power headroom of the terminal device.
  • the transceiver module 11 is configured to: receive uplink information which is transmitted by the terminal device via an uplink control channel, wherein the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • a reserved information bit of the uplink information carries the transmitting power information or the transmitting power information is an index value of the transmitting power.
  • the transceiver module 11 is configured to receive MAC CE transmitted by the terminal device and the MAC CE carries the transmitting power information.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to determine the transmitting power information according to a correspondence between the measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to determine the transmitting power information according to a correspondence between the measurement signal or the measurement signal mode and transmitting power level of the measurement signal.
  • the determination module 12 is configured to:
  • the determination module 12 is configured to:
  • the transceiver module 11 is further configured to: before the transceiver module receives the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device, transmit at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power or a transmitting power level of the measurement signal, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information.
  • the transceiver module 11 is further configured to: transmit control information to the terminal device, wherein the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the handover method 200 of embodiments of the present disclosure is implemented by the network device provided by embodiments of the present disclosure and the procedures of the method 200 are respectively implemented by the units/modules of the network device and the mentioned operations and/or functions are not repeated here.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device. Thus, the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7 , the terminal device 20 includes a generation module 21 and a transceiver module 22.
  • the generation module 21 is configured to generate a measurement signal.
  • the transceiver module 22 is configured to transmit the measurement signal to a network device.
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the network device, so that the network device can determine whether the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the transceiver module 22 is configured to transmit information relevant to the measurement signal, wherein the information relevant to the measurement signal is used for obtaining information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information which is used for determining, by the network device, transmitting power of the measurement signal according to the transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver module 21 is further configured to: transmit uplink information via an uplink control channel, wherein the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • a reserved information bit of the uplink information carries the transmitting power information or the transmitting power information is an index value of the transmitting power.
  • the transceiver module 21 is configured to transmit MAC CE to the network device and the MAC CE carries the transmitting power information.
  • the transceiver module is further configured to: receiving, by the terminal device, at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power or a transmitting power level of the measurement signal, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information, which are transmitted by the network device.
  • the transceiver module is further configured to receive control information transmitted by the network device, wherein the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the transceiver module 21 is configured to transmit the measurement signal to the network device when the control information indicates the terminal device to transmit the measurement signal to the network device if the transceiver module transmits the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the handover method 300 of embodiments of the present disclosure is implemented by the terminal device of embodiments of the present disclosure and the procedures of the method 300 are respectively implemented by the units/modules of the terminal device and the mentioned operations and/or functions are not repeated here.
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the network device and the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the access network device 100 includes a processor 110 and a transceiver 120.
  • the processor 110 is coupled to the transceiver 120.
  • the network device further includes a memory 130.
  • the memory 130 is coupled to the processor 110.
  • the network device 100 includes a bus system 140.
  • the processor 110, the memory 130 and the transceiver 120 communicate with each other via the bus system 140.
  • the memory 130 is configured to store instructions.
  • the processor 110 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 130 to control the transceiver 120 to transmit or receive information.
  • the transceiver 120 is configured to receive the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the processor 110 is configured to determine whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device. Thus, the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the processor 110 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU).
  • the processor 110 may also be other general purpose processors, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor de vice, discrete hardware components and the like.
  • DSP Digital Signal Processor
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processors may be micro-processors or conventional processors.
  • the memory 130 may include a read only memory and a random access memory, and the memory 130 provides instructions and data to the processor 110.
  • a portion of the memory 130 includes a non-volatile random access memory, e.g. the memory 130 can store information of device type.
  • the bus system 130 includes a data bus, and may further include a power bus, a control bus and a state signal bus, and the like. For clarity, various buses are labeled as bus system 130 in the figures.
  • each step of the mentioned methods may be implemented by an integrated hardware logic circuit of the processor 110 or instructions in a software form.
  • the steps of methods disclosed in the present disclosure may be executed by a hardware processor or may be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules of a processor.
  • the software modules may be located in a random storage medium, such as a flash memory, a read only memory, a programmable read only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register and other storage medium known in this art.
  • the storage medium resides in the memory 130.
  • the processor 110 reads the information in the memory 130 and performs the steps of the mentioned methods in combination with the hardware. Repeated descriptions are omitted here.
  • the processor 110 is further configured to: obtain information relevant to the measurement signal, wherein the information relevant to the measurement signal is used for obtaining information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the processor 110 is configured to determine whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal and the information relevant to the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver 120 is further configured to receive information relevant to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information which is used for determining, by the network device, transmitting power of the measurement signal according to the transmitting power information.
  • the processor 110 is configured to obtain the transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver 120 is configured to receive uplink information which is transmitted by the terminal device via an uplink control channel, wherein the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • a reserved information bit of the uplink information carries the transmitting power information or the transmitting power information is an index value of the transmitting power.
  • the transceiver 120 is configured to the transceiver module is configured to receive a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) which is transmitted by the terminal device, wherein the MAC CE carries the transmitting power information.
  • MAC Media Access Control
  • CE Control Element
  • the processor 110 is configured to determine the transmitting power information according to a correspondence between the measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the processor 110 is configured to determine the transmitting power information according to a correspondence between the measurement signal or the measurement signal mode and transmitting power level of the measurement signal.
  • the processor 110 is configured to: determine a transmitting port of the measurement signal;
  • the processor 110 is configured to: determine signal quality of an uplink signal according to the measurement signal and the information relevant to the measurement signal;
  • the transceiver 120 is further configured to: before the transceiver 120 receives the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device, the transceiver 120 is further configured to: transmit to the terminal device at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power or a transmitting power level of the measurement signal, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information.
  • the transceiver 120 is further configured to: transmit control information to the terminal device, wherein the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the handover method 200 of embodiments of the present disclosure is implemented by the network device of embodiments of the present disclosure and the procedures of the method 200 are respectively implemented by the units/modules of the terminal device, and details of the operations and/or functions are not repeated here.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device. Thus, the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration for the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the terminal device 200 includes a processor 210 and a transceiver 220.
  • the processor 210 is coupled to the transceiver 220.
  • the network device further includes a memory 230.
  • the memory 130 is coupled to the processor 210.
  • the network device 200 includes a bus system 240.
  • the processor 210, the memory 230 and the transceiver 220 communicate with each other via the bus system 240.
  • the memory 230 is configured to store instructions.
  • the processor 210 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 230 to control the transceiver 220 to transmit or receive information.
  • the processor 110 is configured to generate the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to send the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device. Thus, the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration of the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result. The signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the processor 210 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU).
  • the processor 210 may also be other general purpose processors, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor de vice, discrete hardware components and the like.
  • DSP Digital Signal Processor
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processors may be micro-processors or conventional processors.
  • the memory 230 may include a read only memory and a random access memory, and the memory 230 provides instructions and data to the processor 210.
  • a portion of the memory 230 includes a non-volatile random access memory, e.g. the memory 230 can store information of device type.
  • the bus system 230 includes a data bus, and may further include a power bus, a control bus and a state signal bus, and the like. For clarity, various buses are labeled as bus system 230 in the figures.
  • each step of the mentioned methods may be implemented by an integrated hardware logic circuit of the processor 210 or instructions in a software form.
  • the steps of methods disclosed in the present disclosure may be executed by a hardware processor or may be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules of a processor.
  • the software modules may be located in a random storage medium, such as a flash memory, a read only memory, a programmable read only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register and other storage medium known in this art.
  • the storage medium resides in the memory 230.
  • the processor 210 reads the information in the memory 230 and performs the steps of the mentioned methods in combination with the hardware. Repeated descriptions are omitted here.
  • the transceiver 220 is further configured to transmit information relevant to the measurement signal, wherein the information relevant to the measurement signal is used for obtaining information of parameters corresponding to the measurement signal.
  • the information relevant to the measurement signal includes transmitting power information and the transmitting power information is used to determine, by the network device, a transmitting power of the measurement signal according the transmitting power information.
  • the transmitting power information includes an absolute value of the transmitting power of the measurement signal.
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to transmit uplink information via an uplink control channel and the uplink information carries the transmitting power information.
  • a reserved information bit of the uplink information carries the transmitting power information or the transmitting power information is an index value of the transmitting power.
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to transmit MAC CE to the network device and the MAC CE carries the transmitting power information.
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to: receive at least one of an initial transmitting power, an index value of a transmitting power, a correspondence between a measurement signal or a measurement signal mode and a transmitting power or a transmitting power level of the measurement signal, and a correspondence between transmitting power information and a reserved information bit of uplink information, which are transmitted by the network device
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to receive control information transmitted by the network device, wherein the control information is used for indicating whether the terminal device transmits the measurement signal and/or the information relevant to the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the transceiver 220 is configured to transmit the measurement signal to the network device when the control information indicates the terminal device to transmit the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the handover method 300 of embodiments of the present disclosure is implemented by the network device of embodiments of the present disclosure and the procedures of the method 300 are respectively implemented by the units/modules of the terminal device. Details of the operations and/or functions are omitted here.
  • the terminal device transmits the measurement signal to the network device.
  • the network device determines whether the terminal device needs to perform handover according to the measurement signal transmitted by the terminal device.
  • the network device does not need to perform measurement configuration of the terminal device and the terminal device does not need to feedback the measurement result.
  • the signaling overhead of communication systems is then saved and utilization of communication resources is improved.
  • the methods or steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, a software program executed by a processor, or a combination of both.
  • the software program can be placed in a random access memory (RAM), a memory, a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a register, a hard disk, a portable magnetic disk, a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM), or any other forms of storage medium known in this art.
  • the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division.
  • there may be another division manner for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.
  • the units described as separate components may be or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may be or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed over multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solutions provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically and separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

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